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Protect and Serve: The Extreme Edition

And the police brutality continues. This time, Seattle is the place to be if you are looking for a good, heaping dose of police misconduct (Warning: this video contains graphic material):

Now to be sure: I don’t like teenagers. They can be loud, brash, disrespectful, and straight ignorant at times. But unless this teen posed a legitimate threat to these officers (“legitimate” as in: more than just a shoe being kicked at them), hostility like this is ABSOLUTELY uncalled for. Worse yet, these are two grown men assaulting a teenage girl who probably weighs all of 110 lbs.

This is unacceptable. Just as unacceptable as the “paid administrative leave” these morons are earning. Heads need to roll for this.

and his excuse to beat her was she called them names like pig. that’s how they were acting, just like pigs. they both need to be fired, but the sad thing is, they probably won’t even be charged. and i’m sure they’ve on administrative leave with pay.

Hey Dre,
Good Post! I love video!!! Not so long ago it was your word against theirs, and your always lost. I give police as much leeway as they need to arrest, but they have no business punishing. That cop should be fired immediately. However, since this was just another shoe-throwing story, I don’t think it was really worth media attention. (inside joke)

@ HipCon: You’re right. Between cameras in holding rooms or cameras mounted in cruisers, police find themselves with less freedom to exploit their badges. But I still often wonder if they are engaged in these sort of activities where surveillance IS, what are they doing in places where there is no surveillance? For every Oscar Grant case that circulates through the media, how many HipCon experiences go unseen or unchecked? It’s a scary thought.